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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1954?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1954, the Sun was in Aries (25°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°00' Libra at midnight UTC to 12°54' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°57'28" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1954	Apr 20, 1954 into Taurus
Moon	6°57'55" Libra	Direct	Apr 15, 1954	Apr 18, 1954 into Scorpio
Mercury	4°44'46" Aries	Direct	Apr 13, 1954	Apr 30, 1954 into Taurus
Venus	14°47'11" Taurus	Direct	Apr 4, 1954	Apr 28, 1954 into Gemini
Mars	1°22'06" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 12, 1954	Jul 3, 1954 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	22°37'28" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	6°49'07" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	19°10'24" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	24°39'42" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°36'47" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	19°09'40" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 16, 1954

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 10:29 UTC	Jupiter sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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